Nga Elton Qyno
Rebani Jaupi, the chief police officer who led the Tirana Police during may 2019 to October 2021 and the man who drafted in 2020 the plan for the crackdown of gambling, was asked in SPAK about the conversations held by the businessman Dove Gjoka and former chief of the Police No.2, Oltian Bistri.
Jaupi explained the operational plan "Destiny of Games" drafted by him on February 20, 2020, which aimed to crack down on criminal activity of organizing lotteries and sports betting without permission, laundering of criminal offense products, hiding revenues etc.
The mechanism of action and intervention on the ground, it is explained that in the territory of police station No. 2 and No. 6 Tirana, a total of 49 entities are planned to be controlled.
On February 18, 2020 Oltian Bistri communicates with Dove Gjoka and has asked him to take care the following day as the police will conduct action on gambling, he sent the following messages:
"Don't open it tomorrow. These two three days. Don't tell anyone. Two three days. Tomorrow there's operational action in my area. Please don't argue with anyone that it bothers me too much. If I know they're coming to you, I'll tell you. It's okay not to be open."
Meanwhile, 1 day later on February 19Th Bistri asks Dove Gjoka about the development of the action for the stroke of the gambling toys without a license as follows: "... "Shut down tomorrow, or check it tomorrow night."
On February 20, 2020 at 00.00, Olti has communicated again with Dove Gjoka and told him that when the police operation will take place, he sends the messages: "... I know, but now I met the great one and said, "... We'll be back for dinner tomorrow."
At 19:25, Oltian told Dove that the action would start and asks him to take care and turn off his phones as there may be actions by the police:
“… Now I'm gonna start in a little while, go somewhere as you know, don't stay in circulation and turn off your phone. I don't know how. I don't know. We haven't been given names and places yet. The director said, I'll take the point off the list. You know Rebua himself, no need."